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Household of Richard M Thornton (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard M Thornton and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard M Thornton, born in 1847 in , consisted of 15 members. Richard M was the head of the household, married to Susan B Thornton, born in 1845 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Christopher M (born 1870 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Frank B (born 1873 in Tavistock, Devon, England), John B (born 1874 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Maud M (born 1876 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Richard M (born 1879 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Margaret L (born 1881 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard M's Boarder, Pendarves (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Richard M's Boarder, Thomas (born 1866 in Modbury, Devon, England), Richard M's Boarder, Richard M (born 1870 in Mutley, Devon, England), Richard M's Boarder, Thomas L D (born 1869 in India), Richard M's Boarder, Henry R (born 1871 in India), Richard M's Servant, Jane A (born 1859 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Richard M's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Horrabridge, Devon, England).


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Richard M Thornton's household

Male

Richard M

Thornton

Head
Female

Susan B

Thornton

Wife
Male

Christopher M

Thornton

Son
Male

Frank B

Thornton

Son
Male

John B

Thornton

Son
Female

Maud M

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Richard M

Thornton

Son
Female

Margaret L

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Pendarves

Trist

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Lakeman

Boarder
Male

Richard M

Hopper

Boarder
Male

Thomas L D

Reddie

Boarder
Male

Henry R

Reddie

Boarder
Female

Jane A

Veale

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Alford

Servant
First name(s) Richard M
Last name Thornton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard M

Thornton

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Susan B

Thornton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Tavistock, Devon, England

Christopher M

Thornton

Son

Single

11

1870

Tavistock, Devon, England

Frank B

Thornton

Son

Single

8

1873

Tavistock, Devon, England

John B

Thornton

Son

Single

7

1874

Tavistock, Devon, England

Maud M

Thornton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tavistock, Devon, England

Richard M

Thornton

Son

Single

2

1879

Tavistock, Devon, England

Margaret L

Thornton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tavistock, Devon, England

Pendarves

Trist

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Thomas

Lakeman

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Modbury, Devon, England

Richard M

Hopper

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Mutley, Devon, England

Thomas L D

Reddie

Boarder

Single

12

1869

India

Henry R

Reddie

Boarder

Single

10

1871

India

Jane A

Veale

Servant

Single

22

1859

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Alford

Servant

Single

16

1865

Horrabridge, Devon, England

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